"Lamps"

Hey, just writing for the heck of it. Don't really know what to say today... But I suppose I've got a bunch of stuff to catch up on. Let's see... I saw Star Trek, I'm reading Jerk, California, I heard a bunch of new music (that I remembered to write down), and a bunch of other stuff has been going on. I guess I'll start with the regularly scheduled song, and we'll go from there!

Here's "Lamps" by Esterlyn. A little background on my experience with these guys is... I didn't even know they existed until just a couple months ago I heard "Sweet Love" and fell in love with the song. Eventually I met the band, decided they were pretty cool, and now I'm a fan lol.

Anyway, I'll say again, I don't own this song, Esterlyn does.

"Lamps" by Esterlyn

Ten-twenty, North 23rd,
This winter won't end.
Cold's been creeping it's way inside.
This world without color
Finds a place on this street,
To uncover this beauty in me.

This life can be different,
This life could be more,
To take whats been given,
To give even more.
This life can be different,
Forget what we know,
It's not enough
Just to breathe anymore,
To breathe anymore.

Movement speaks to the still,
Leaves have fallen with time,
Walking forward while falling behind.
Despite all this mind,
I give you this moment in time,
I'm ready to make things right.

This life can be different,
This life could be more,
To take whats been given,
To give even more.
This life can be different,
Forget what we know,
'Cause its not enough,
Just to breathe anymore,
To breathe anymore.

I gave you this moment,
I gave you this dream,
I gave you this feeling so help me believe,
That you are the only beauty in me.

This life can be different,
This life could be more,
To take whats been given,
To give even more.
This life can be different,
Forget we know,
'Cause its not enough,
Just to breathe anymore.

This life can be different,
Forget what we know,
'Cause its not enough,
Just to breathe anymore.

Hope you enjoy! Lemme know what you think, comments and suggestions are welcome!

Oh! And if you wanna check out "Sweet Love" also by Esterlyn, the banjo is beautiful. I may have to write about that one too, but I'm trying to give some time between songs of the same artist/band. Variety is the spice of life. Oh! Another good one just came up! ...I'm listening to their CD right now lol this one's called "Esther". The background story behind this song (as well as the song itself) is absolutely beautiful, but I can't write about it right now! I'd love to do another double-feature, but they're kinda special, like once a month deals. I'll have to write about this song sometime next month.

Until tomorrow!

-Kj

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Hey guys,

Finally feeling better. Well, good enough anyways.

The other day I went and saw Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but since it's pretty new I'm gonna keep the summary pretty much with what you can see in the trailers.

It starts out with college preparation. Sam's about ready to head for college all the way on the other side of the continent, and his mom is freaking out. He tells Bumblebee (his camaro / guardian) to stay in the garage at home while he's gone, which Bee isn't too happy about. He goes to his new college with his parents and after they leave, he discovers the hard way that Transformers aren't limited to vehicle shapes.

The Decepticons are back with a plot to rid the world of the last Prime, who we know as Optimus. Why they want to get rid of him (I mean, besides the obvious fact that he's an Autobot) is something I'll leave you to ponder.

There are a lot of new Transformers, a lot of plot twists and turns, a lot of explosions, and you get to find out why the Autobots and Decepticons came to earth on the first place.

Overall, it's an awesome movie, exactly what you'd expect after the first one, and it leaves you wondering if there will be a third.

Good to be back, and I'll be posting again tomorrow!

-Kj

Be Back Later

Hey guys,

Still not feeling so hot. Actually, truth be told, I'm feeling worse. Until I get better, I'm gonna have to go. Be back in a week or so I guess, give or take.

Til later,

-Kj

"I'm Not Who I Was"

Hey guys, I'm not feelin' all that great, so I'm gonna keep this short, sweet, and to the point. ...Or at least as short, sweet, and to the point the song is anyway. Again, it doesn't belong to me. It's got a sweet sound though, so check it out!

"I'm Not Who I Was" by Brandon Heath

I really like this song, it... well, it kinda speaks to me. I've felt that exact way before, hurt by someone, but I grew up and forgave them, even though they may not have known it, or that they even did anything wrong.

I'm not who I was, and I probably never can be who I was again. I got smarter, but I also remembered how easy it was for me to forgive people as a child, and I promised myself never to forget that ease of forgiveness. That's probably part of why I'm told I'm easy to get along with lol. I don't hold grudges, I don't judge, I just take life as it comes, learn from it, and move on, keep living.

Life's too short to hold grudges. That's the theme of more than one of my favorite songs, and I find it true every time.

'Til tomorrow,

-Kj

The Princess Bride

A special hello to all you dads (and dads to be)!

Yesterday I was watching The Princess Bride with my dad, and well, I figured I'd write about it. Most of you out there have probably seen it at least once (I've only met one person who hadn't, and we remedied that issue later that evening), but it's a classic, so here's my summary!

It starts out pretty basic, girl (Buttercup) meets boy (Westley), Buttercup torments Westley to no end, but he loves her anyways. She finds out he loves her and loves him back... Then 'cause they're dirt poor, he goes off to the country across the sea to seek his fortune (to later come home and get married) and never comes back due to a pirate attack (the Dread Pirate Roberts never leaves survivors). Buttercup is devastated, to put it gently. She later describes it as "I DIED THAT DAY!"

Fast forward five years.

Westley is still dead (duh), and Buttercup is engaged to Prince Humperdink. Still not happy, she was picked for her looks though Humperdink does an ok job of pretending to love her. She goes out horseback riding, gets kidnapped by a Turkish giant (Fezzik), a Sicilian genius (Vizzini), and a Spaniard swordsmen (Inigo Montoya). They bring her to a boat to cross the channel and kill her on the frontier of the opposite country, Guilder (sworn enemy of Florin, Humperdink's country) to start a war. Halfway across the channel or so, Inigo realizes they are being followed by a boat all in black and Buttercup jumps off their boat to be eaten by shrieking eels.

I'll leave off there with the same reassurance a grandfather spoke to his grandson "She doesn't get eaten at this time."

Tis an excellent movie. Sure the monsters aren't freakishly realistic, but they're not supposed to be. It's a mixed up fairy tale, not a horror story. It's got a cast with a lot of people you'll probably recognize, and the story is superb. It never gets old no matter how many times you see it, and it's a LOT of fun to quote lol they've got some awesome lines in there.

Another thing, and I'll quote the grandpa and grandson here to illustrate my point;

"A book?"
"That's right. When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I'm gonna read it to you."
"Has it got any sports in it?"
"Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..."
"Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try to stay awake."
"Oh, well, thank you very much, very nice of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming."

Basically it's got something for everyone. I read the book too, and it's even better than the movie. There are a few differences, as is normal when switching between a book and movie of the same title, but nothing too bad. I highly recommend them both. If you're the analytical type however, watch the movie first so you don't get upset that they changed a couple things in the book. Nothing too big was changed, but you gotta remember that they have to fit a few hundred page book into a movie that is no more than a couple hours long.

Questions? Comments? Write it in the comment box!

Oh, and before I forget, the movie isn't mine, nor are any of the other movies that I've written about thus far.

'Til tomorrow!

-Kj

Double Feature

Hi again! Did ya miss me?

Lol I finished yet another book... Twas called Alice, I Think, and... I didn't particularly care for it. Sure it had some funny parts and stuff, but it was so out there... I couldn't even really tell what decade it was! So... I'm not gonna summarize it. If you wanna read it and you've got the attention span for it, go right on ahead, but I personally found it boring. Usually I only find my math books boring, so that's saying something. I think.

Anyways, out of nowhere this afternoon I started thinking of this song I haven't heard in months. I don't own this one either. Believe me, I'll tell you when I post something I own. This isn't it. Enjoy.

"Get Off My Back" by Bryan Adams

Well you think that you can take me on,
You must be crazy.
There ain't a single thing you've done
That's gonna faze me.
Oh, but if you wanna have a go,
I just wanna let you know...

Yeah, get off my back,
And into my game.
Get outta my way,
'Cause I'm wild and untamed.
Get outta my face,
Or give it your best shot.
I think it's time you better face the fact,
Get off of my back.

You know it's all just a game
That I'm playin,
You think that you can find a way in,
Is what I'm sayin.
Oh, but if you wanna have a go,
I just wanna let you know...

Oh, get off my back,
And into my game.
Get outta my face,
'Cause I'm wild and untamed.
Get outta my way,
Or give it your best shot.
'Cause you know this train is comin off this track,
Get off my back.

Yeah, get off my back.
Get off.

Hey
Get off,
Get off,
Get off,
Get off,
Get off,
Get off,
Get off,
Get off of my back.

That song is a lot of fun to listen to while watching the scene in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron it's in. That's another good movie, by the way, I'll have to see about watching it sometime soon and telling you guys all about it. In the meantime however, to make up for missing a day or two of posting, I'll add another song for you guys. Still not mine. Same artist, by the way. I know I said the other day that if it sounds like the singer needs a cough drop, I probably won't enjoy their music? Well... This guy's the exception to the rule.

"You Can't Take Me" by Bryan Adams

You can't take me, yeah!

Gotta fight another fight,
I gotta run another night.
Get it out,
Check it out.
I'm on my way and it don't feel right.
I've gotta get me back,
I can't be beat,
And thats a fact.
Its ok, I'll find my way,
You ain't gonna take me down, no way.

Yeah.

Don't judge a thing 'til you know whats inside it.
Don't push me, I'll fight it.
Never gonna give it, never gonna give it up, no.
If you can't catch a wave, then you're never gonna ride it,
You can't come uninvited.
Never gonna give it, never gonna give it up, no.
You can't take me, I'm free.

Why did it all go wrong?
I wanna know what's goin on.
What's this holdin' me?
I'm not where I'm s'posed to be.

I gotta fight another fight,
I gotta fight with all my might.
I'm gettin out, so check it out.
You're in my way, yeah you better watch out!

Oh, come on!

Don't judge a thing till you know what's inside it,
Don't push me, I'll fight it.
Never gonna give it, never gonna give it up, no.
If you can't catch a wave then you're never gonna ride it,
You can't come uninvited.
Never gonna give it, never gonna give it up, no.
You can't take me, I'm free.

Oh yeah, I'm free.

So yep, there ya go! Um... Both these songs sound pretty awesome separate, but both are also in the movie I told you about a little bit ago, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. The songs fit really well with the movie, and, well, enjoy!

Til tomorrow,

-Kj

Oh! P.S. Just so you know, I listen to each song several times in a row to try to get all the lyrics right (I only ever use outside websites or preposted lyrics if I really honestly can't make any sense out of a section), and I do my best to get them all perfect for you guys, but I'm not perfect, so if something's amiss or wrong or whatever, I'm sorry! Just doing my best. Oh, and again, any questions, comments, suggestions, whatever, write me a comment, I'd love to hear from you! -Kj

"Already Over"

Ok, my friend sent me a link to a video she saw on YouTube, and I liked the song it was set to... It's got an interesting quality to it, kinda half classical and half rock. Beautiful music. Just to jog your memory, this song doesn't belong to me. Again, I'm just the girl who listens to music, not the actual artist. Um... Here it is.

"Already Over" by Red

You never go,
You're always here,
(Suffocating me)
Under my skin,
I cannot run away.

Fading slowly.

I'd give it all to you,
Letting go of me,
Reaching as I fall,
I know it's already over now.
Nothing left to lose,
Loving you again,
I know it's already over,
Already over now.

My best defense,
Running from you.
I can't resist,
Take all you want from me.
Breaking slowly.

I'd give it all to you,
Letting go of me,
Reaching as I fall,
I know it's already over now.
Nothing left to lose,
Loving you again,
I know it's already over,
Already over now.

You're all I'm reaching for,
It's already over.
All I'm reaching for,
It's already over now.

I give it all to you,
I offer up my soul,
It's already over,
Already over now.

Give it all to you,
Letting go of me,
Reaching as I fall,
I know it's already over now.
Nothing left to lose,
Loving you again,
I know it's already over now.
It's already over now,
I know it's already over,
Already over.

At the very end of the video there was a quote from someone (who I don't know, so this still doesn't belong to me) that said,

"Love removes the mask we fear we cannot live without... And know we cannot live within."

It was set to an anime couple who had apparently had some relationship issues or something, but got over it in the end. ...I wouldn't know, since I don't actually watch that particular anime. Or any others currently for that matter.

But yeah, that song is right on the brink of me not really caring for it. I don't really like screamo stuff, but if you can still make out most of the words through the insanely distortioned electric guitar, tis ok. As long as the singer isn't screaming or sounds like he needs a coughdrop, I'll listen. ...Actually I don't care for rap either, so for future reference, if anyone has a suggestion for me, please don't make it screamo or rap, k?

I got a bunch of books left to read (already finished two!) so I'll probably be back sometime this weekend. Maybe Monday.

Til then!

-Kj